

Rarely does electronic music sound quite as emo as the heartstring-tugging take on bass from Moderat—that's Modeselektor plus Apparat. The latter's biting falsetto brings a bloodletting sense of catharsis to the grinding beats of “Intruder,” and on the booming “Therapy,” his wordless cries lend extra feeling to rib cage-shaking bass and drums. No wonder they recruited Thom Yorke for “This”: The Radiohead singer is a master of boundless yearning.